Kerra Wilson -- Found Deceased 9/22/11 -- Salvador Lopez Charged With Murder

Cali, from the obituaries that I've read, I think it's pretty standard for them to not list a cause of death. If they do, it's usually something general such as due to a longtime illness. I don't remember ever reading one that said due to a homicide or a suicide. I believe the content of the obituary is determined by the family.

It is very sad what happened to Kerra. It's mind boggling to think about the amount of cases we have on this site where boyfriends or step-parents were responsible for a child's disappearance or murder.

Stepdad has Tuesday court date

Published Saturday October 15, 2011
By Maunette Loeks
WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE

HARRISON, Neb. — A Mitchell man accused of killing his 8-year-old stepdaughter will make his first appearance in Sioux County District Court next week.

Salvador Carl Lopez, 32, of Mitchell has been charged with first-degree murder in the Sept. 21 death of 8-year-old Kerra Wilson.

Lopez will be arraigned in District Court at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Sioux County authorities have not released the results of an autopsy in the girl's death.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20111015/NEWS97/710159897/0

this is so sad that this has happened to a beautiful little girl. I hope they lock this man up and throw away the key.

Stepdad's murder trial set

Published Tuesday October 18, 2011

HARRISON, Neb. — A Mitchell man charged with killing his stepdaughter could be tried as early as March.

Salvador Carl Lopez, 32, has been charged with first-degree murder, a Class I felony, in the Sept. 21 death of 8-year-old Kerra Wilson. He appeared for the first time in district court Tuesday morning.

Prosecutor Joe Stecher, a Sioux County deputy attorney and a former U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, filed an additional aggravated circumstances in the case, the necessary filing for the state to seek the death penalty in the case.

In order to seek the death penalty, the state must indicate, and later prove, that at least one aggravated circumstance exists in the case. The complaint identified Lopez's attempt to conceal the crime or the perpetrator as the circumstance.

Read more: http://www.omaha.com/article/20111018/NEWS97/710189891/-1

Lopez to appear in Scotts Bluff District to face murder charges

Posted: Dec 28, 2011 1:16 PM CST
Updated: Dec 28, 2011 1:16 PM CST

KOTA - Rapid City, SD



Salvador Lopez


The man charged with killing his step daughter this past September will make his first appearance in a Scotts Bluff County courtroom tomorrow morning.

Read more:

http://www.kotanow.com/story/16405767/lopez-to-appear-in-scotts-bluff-district-to-face-murder-charges

Bartling: Lopez plea, sentence "a win"

December 29, 2011

KNEB - Scottsbluff, Nebraska





The lead investigator in the Kerra Wilson murder case says the sentence of life in prison without parole for the eight year old's killer is a victory for investigators.

Salvador Lopez, Wilson's stepfather, received the mandatory life sentence Thursday after pleading guilty to an amended first degree murder charge that was absent the aggravating circumstance for him to receive the death penalty.

Read more:

http://kneb.com/index.php?more=uewmgxw2

Published Friday December 30, 2011

Guilty plea in girl's slaying

By Maunette Loeks
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha.com - Omaha, NE

HARRISON, Neb. — A plea agreement means a Mitchell man will spend life in prison for strangling and striking his 8-year-old stepdaughter with a shovel, killing her on Sept. 21, Sioux County Attorney Adam Edmund said Thursday.

An investigator said she was relieved by the deal, which brings some closure in the case in which Salvador Carl Lopez, 32, admitted also having sexually assaulted the girl.

Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Monica Bartling said the deal spares Kerra Wilson's family from a trial with the horrifying details of her death, she said.

Read more:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20111230/NEWS97/712309921

Mitchell man set for murder sentencing

Posted: Friday, February 24, 2012 9:30 am

By The Associated Press
The Lincoln Journal Star - Lincoln, NE

HARRISON — A 32-year-old Nebraska Panhandle man is expected to be given a life sentence for killing his 8-year-old stepdaughter.

Salvador Lopez of Mitchell admitted killing Kerra Wilson.

Read more:

http://journalstar.com/ap/state/mitchell-man-set-for-murder-sentencing/article_4c579348-7bd7-59a3-9ee4-181dd01b99b8.html

Published Friday February 24, 2012

Omaha World-Herald -- Omaha, NE

Man gets life in girl's slaying

HARRISON, Neb. (AP) — A 32-year-old Nebraska Panhandle man was sentenced to life in prison Friday in the slaying of his 8-year-old stepdaughter.

Salvador Lopez, of Mitchell, admitted killing Kerra Wilson.

Read more:

http://www.omaha.com/article/20120224/NEWS97/120229651

It is wonderful to know this monster, Salvador Lopez, will die in prison.


~ ~ ~ Rest in peace, Kerra! ~ ~ ~



Kerra Wilson
Photo courtesy: Nebraska State Patrol